About

“Notworkrelated is a collaboration of two UK photographers Helen and David. Their work-related lives see one as a graphic designer and the other as a fashion and portrait photographer. So far Notworkrelated has provided them with the platform to explore and put their work-related lives on hold whilst they travel around the world…or at least big parts of it!”

“It is the chance to document what they see, hear, smell, taste and touch and communicate this back to you!”

Part one of Notworkrelated took us into Japan, ferried us across to China where we lived in a Hutong environment in Beijing and went onto travel through some of the sheer wonders that Southern China holds. We then journeyed along the tourist trails of South-East Asia whilst trying to get off the beaten track! Cycling tours, boat trips and cooking classes. Cave exploration, tummy bugs and hiking. We did take in the sights of them all, and cherish the memories we have! Always asked where was our favourite place so far? But for this we have so many answers as there is not one place we didn’t enjoy. We do however hold close the memories we have of our time in Cambodia and we loved the culture shock that is China.

“So far they have travelled in Asia for 5 months and are set to fly to Los Angeles for a completely different taste of culture in August which will commence the next 8 months of their Notworkrelated lives.”

A full itinerary and how we hope we’ll do it is below:

From London we fly to LA where Helen will be starting a 10 day intensive yoga teacher training course with the infamous Erich Shiffmann, Dave will be exploring Venice Beach and finding the cool spots of LA, or perhaps he’ll be hanging out on muscle beach!?

From LA we fly to Seattle and will be commencing a 15 day trip across the Canadian Rockies. After our Canadian experience we’re coming back into the USA and will commence a 1 month road trip zig-zagging in and out from coastline to national parks before finally catching up with Dave’s pals in San Francisco. The next few weeks will be a little chaotic and much fun taking in the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Las Vegas to name but a few places!

This is where we will leave the boys and head over to Phoenix to stay with family. When we leave LA our destination is Auckland, New Zealand and we hope to pick up a flight to the Cook Islands from there. Back to Auckland we will tour around North and South Island in a van before slowly making our way to Sydney, Australia. Whilst in OZ we will stay with friends, pick up the odd bus, ferry or flight and explore Melbourne, Tasmania and Perth and then we’ll hop over to Bali, Indonesia. In Bali we intend to avoid the tourists and make our way to less touched areas.

We then have loads of time to make our way to Delhi overland, and along the way we’ll take in Singapore, Malaysia, Borneo and perhaps a little bit of Thailand. Before we head home from Delhi we will venture to Nepal and take in the breathtaking scenery and hikes of the Himalayas. A truly enriching experience to end to our trip!

Any travel tips and advice you may have for travelling to these destinations would be warmly welcomed and perhaps we’ll see you along the way!